Coming Soon

Goo Goo Dolls, Seether headline upcoming Downtown Street Fest

A pair of power trios, Goo Goo Dolls and Seether, are set to headline the El Paso Downtown Street Festival on June 17-18. Neon Trees and Collective Soul will open.

The two-day festival will encompass the Convention Center Plaza, Abraham Chavez Theatre, Arts Festival Plaza and Santa Fe, Main and San Francisco streets.

Tickets for StreetFest, which are now on sale, are $16.25 plus fees for single-day passes, $37.86-$64.96 plus fees for a two-day combo pass and $140.75 plus fees for VIP passes. Tickets are available through Plaza Theatre Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and 800-745-3000.

Coming Soon

Showstopping performance to benefit Relay for Life

The Las Cruces Chamber Ballet and Michele’s Dance Academy Showstoppers are performing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at Michele’s Dance Academy, to raise money for Relay For Life. Includes classical ballet, contemporary, tap, hip hop, plus a lighthearted burlesque dance. All proceeds are to benefit the Relay For Life.

Call 575-527-1893.

Saturday

Storytellers gather for Speak Easy Lit Crawl

Speak Easy Literature Crawl/Story Stroll is 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at various downtown locations. The festivities will kick off at 1 p.m. with readings at Casa Camino Real and continue at 2:30 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living, MVS Studios, and the Southwest Environmental Center. Enjoy Storytellers of Las Cruces, Poets of Las Cruces, Young Adult Writers from all four Las Cruces high schools and more. $5 per person or $10 per family.

Saturday

Workshop, demo features the family traditions

Tradiciones de Familia: Cooking, Culture, and History in the Mesilla Valley,” a workshop and cooking demonstration in the Crop & Cuisine series is at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Moose Lodge. The Benavides family, who run Chope’s, share memories, tips, recipes and demos.

575-541-2154 or visit the Branigan Cultural Center.

Friday-Sunday

Movies at Light Hall screens ‘Daddy’s Home’

Movies at Light Hall is at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, at WNMU Light Hall, 1000 W. College Ave., in Silver City. Showing “Daddy’s Home” (PG-13). Tickets for WNMU students are free, community students $1, adults $2. Concession items available for sale.

movies.wnmu.edu.

Friday-Thursday

‘Rams’ screens at the Fountain Theatre in Mesilla

The MVFS presents “Rams” (PG-13) at Fountain Theatre, in Mesilla. $7 admission, $5 on Wednesday, or $6 for the matinee, military, seniors and students (with ID). The film runs Friday-Thursday. Show times at 7:30 p.m. daily. Matinees at 1:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Saturday

3 Doors Down hits the stage at the Inn

3 Doors Down will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, in Mescalero. Tickets range in price from $40 to $130. Tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster outlets. Those younger than 21 years old must be accompanied by someone 21 and older.

Saturday

Guitarist Alex Fox performs, teaches Masters Class

Guitars On Fire — The Alex Fox Experience is at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, in Alto. There is a Masters Class for guitarists of all levels at 4:30 p.m. The class is open to the first 50 patrons to sign up (must be ticket holders). Preshow beef and chicken fajita buffet at 5 p.m., $20. Tickets are $39 to $75.

Coming Soon

Underwood, Corbin, Swon Brothers take over Pan Am

Carrie Underwood will perform at 7 p.m. April 16 and the Pan American Center. Special guests include Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. Tickets are available through www.aeglive.com and Ticketmaster outlets.